By Rachel Menter Survived by: Fred Sauder (husband) Children: Mark (Pat) Sauder, Cindy (Mark) Lawrence, Jennifer (Craig) Phillips, Todd (Deb) Sauder, Matthew (Michelle) Sauder, Rachel (Denny) Menter, Naomi (Scott) Turk….
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It took me 4 years but finally figured out a way to celebrate her, not because of her illness, but because she had gone through it and had pulled herself…
By Ryan Dale Goddard August 20, 1980 – August 2, 2010 Cancer you’re just a filthy word, the pain that you cause is absolutely absurd. Most days I wish that…
By Randy Lopez/Stage IV Survivor 13 years An ice cream cone was my tipping point. At that time I was living in Florida and concerned with a new job and…
By Jenny Snow Ashbrook Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia co-chair/caregiver I was just a little girl when my mom got sick. In that day and age, if people spoke…
Back when we created our “Stories” section of the website, we weren’t sure how we would get warriors to tell their story. We ended up writing a couple stories…
This week’s Wednesday Warrior is David McCluskey. Dave has hosted two Get Your Rear in Gear events in Des Moines and modeled in the Colon Club Colondar in 2009. For…
by Mel Ness, Get Your Rear in Gear contributor Kummer first decided to undertake his 4-50-4 duathalon in order to get back into shape. After further consideration, Kummer, a colon…
When people watch someone they love struggle with a disease, they deal with it in multiple ways. It’s why nobody can step into the shoes of another for how they…
In the second part of our follow-up with marathoner David Goodman, he talks about training for a marathon, his fundraising campaign for the Colon Cancer Coalition, and his next steps…